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Friday, July 13, 2012

Summer Movies: Desk Set

It is summer – time for working in the garden, vacations, and outdoor living. It is also a great time to head to the movies. This kicks off the summer edition of movies that star plants.

The first movie this summer is the 1957 classic movie Desk Set starring Spencer Tracey, Katharine Hepburn, and a computer named Miss Emmy. He is an efficiency expert brought in to install a new computer at a network news company, and she is head of the research team, which can find any piece of information at lightning speed. Together they exchange snappy one-liners, fall in love, and come to an understanding about the computer. And yes, there is a plant. The house plant featured in the movie is a species of Philodendron. Watch closely in the office scenes for a glimpse of the plant. The trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050307/.


Philodendron species are in the Araceae family (the same species as Pothos, the house plant featured in House Plants for Brown Thumbs). Philodendron species are typically found in humid tropical forests in the Americas and West Indies, but have been introduced in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

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